Set towards the end of the cold war, Chess uses politics and sport as metaphor for a love triangle between an enfant-terrible American superstar (loosely modeled on Bobby Fisher), his Hungarian-born lover/second, and a Soviet player looking to start a new life.

Chess reunites Artistic Director Katz and Musical Director Armando Fox, the team responsible¬ for Custom Made’s award-winning production of Next to Normal. Chess will be a reimagined revival of the ground-breaking musical, which played for three years on the West End of London. Custom Made has taken up lyricist Tim Rice’s call to create their own version of this rarely seen musical, rearranging the score and taking the best of the London, Broadway and concert versions of the show. With its Cold War plot, and recent US-Russian tensions, Chess is getting a timely showing as politics and relationships intersect to make for unforgettable musical.